The Future of Your Business Begins Here
Rocky Mount/Franklin County Industrial Park:
If you are considering an expansion or relocation of your business, you have come to the right place.
Centrally located on the East Coast, within a day's shipping distance of most of the U.S. population, Rocky Mount is the perfect location for your business.
Advantages and Incentives:
• Enterprise Zone: An important benefit to locate your business in Rocky Mount, Virginia
To see a .pdf map of the Enterprise Zone, click here.
To see a GIS overlay of the Enterprise Zone, click here. (Enter the mapping site and turn on the Enterprise Zone layer under zoning and land use overlays.)
To see a Virginia Enterprise Zone Grants chart, click here.
Local Incentives:
a. Waive first year business license fee.
b. Business License rebate for existing businesses.
c. Waiver of water and sewer hookup fees.
d. Waiver of Town permit fees (building, sign, zoning).
e. Rehabilitation real estate tax rebate.
f. Personal property tax rebate.
g. Below market rate loans.
h. Below market rate loan for residential rehabilitation.
i. Special business training and marketing assistance.
State Incentives:
a. A general tax credit claimed against State income tax.
b. A credit of 30% credit claimed against State income tax.
c. Job grants are available for businesses that create new jobs.
• Fiber Optic Communications available after Dec. 2005.
• Serviceable by Wireless Internet Connection.
• Nearly 2,000 linear feet of NS Rail adjacent to site.
• Three Phase Electrical Service.
• Progressive Workforce Development Training.
• Pro-Active business environment.
• 29 miles from I-81 in Roanoke.
• 75 miles from I-40 in Greensboro.
• 25 minutes from Roanoke Regional Airport.
• 60 minutes from Greensboro International Airport.
For more local incentives contact: 540-483-0907.
For more state incentives contact 804-371-7030
Community Development Department
345 Donald Avenue Rocky Mount, VA 24151
Phone: 540-483-0907
